Grand Lake - Very busy weekend on the water. Fishing for all species has remained good. Rainbows and Browns are biting best early and late in the day in the inlet areas of the lake. Brightly colored crankbaits or flashy spoons are our go to baits right now. Lake trout have moved a little deeper, look for them in 40-80ft of water. Dark colored tube jigs tipped with sucker or glow in the dark spoons are producing bites when worked right on the bottom. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon
Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. The lake is full. Inflow is 238 cfs out flow is 165 cfs. Surface temps are running between 62 to 64 degrees early AM. Visibility is very good. Jigs drop out of sight 12 to 15 feet down. Most of the debris has blown on to the shore but there's still a few logs floating around, so keep an eye out for them. The Lake Trout bite remains excellent on younger fish until about 10AM, then the bite slows dramatically. We're jigging in 70 to 90 foot of water. Most any small to medium size plastics tipped with sucker meat fished tight to the bottom is catching all age groups. The bite light, so keep the line tight... and keep an eye on your rod tip. I still haven't fished for Northern's but I'm hearing of a few fish being caught in the west bays. Early AM and late PM is going to be your best bet on Northerns unless you happen to catch an overcast day. Please practice catch and release on all Northern Pike. Rainbows and Kokanee Salmon haven't been stocked for several years in an attempt to eradicate gill lice, so fishing for both species is very slow. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H
Lake Granby - Lots of people out enjoying the water and summer weather. Rainbow and Brown trout fishing has been fair, depending on the weather. Target the low light periods of the day for the best action and focus on the inlet areas of the lake or rock to mud transition areas. Pink and silver spinners or natural colored crankbaits have been most productive. Lake trout are being caught through out the lake in 50-80 ft of water. Baits such as tubes, radical glow grubs or spoons tipped with sucker have been producing, color does not seem as important as moving to find the active groups of fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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